As Big Society Capital celebrates its tenth anniversary, CEO Stephen Muers salutes the collective achievements of the UK’s largest social impact-led investor and shares his ideas for future growth
Roberta Bosurgi, CEO of the European Venture Philanthropy Association, reflects on the organisation’s efforts to bring philanthropic purpose and investment practice together and the need for the sector to join forces to maximise impact
We meet with Eva Gouwens, the Dutch entrepreneur shaking up the smartphone space, who believes a fairer electronics industry is possible, by manufacturing products which lasts longer, from ethically-sourced materials
Dutch cooperative lender Rabobank and venture capital fund Future Food Fund have invested in Clear, a health-tech company which has developed a self-help app for type 2 diabetes patients
UK’s publicly-owned impact investor CDC Group has reinforced its commitment to broaden access to live-saving drugs across Africa with the acquisition of Moroccan pharmaceutical firm by portfolio company KELIX bio
Paul Miller, CEO and managing partner of London-based venture capital firm Bethnal Green Ventures, talks to Impact Investor about his commitment to back ambitious founders using technology to tackle the most pressing societal challenges
Seeking to make an impact, Abi Mustapha-Maduakor, the new CEO of the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, is driving the extraordinary explosion in investment across the continent
The Education Outcomes Fund aims to transform the lives of 10 million children by taking the concept of outcomes-based education programmes to a global scale. Impact investors will pay a key role in this innovative approach
A €3 trillion investor coalition led by Achmea is asking the main Covid-19 vaccine manufactures – Pfizer (BioNTech), Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, and Astra Zeneca – to link executive pay to increased availability of vaccines across the globe…
Lisa Hehenberger, Associate Professor at ESADE Law and Business School in Barcelona and a member of Impact Investor’s Advisory Board, thinks the essence of the ‘social’ contract in entrepreneurship and impact could come down to one big thing: being grateful.
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